239

239 is a prime number. Like all primes greater than two, it is odd and has no factors apart from itself and one.

What does the number 239 look like?

As a prime, it is not composed of any other numbers and has no internal structure.

239 is a prime number. Like all primes (except two), it is an odd number.

Prime factorization of 239:

239

See below for interesting mathematical facts about the number 239 from the Numbermatics database.

Names of 239

Cardinal: 239 can be written as Two hundred thirty-nine.

Scientific notation

Scientific notation: 2.39 × 10²

Factors of 239

Number of distinct prime factors ω(n): 1
Total number of prime factors Ω(n): 1
Sum of prime factors: 239

Divisors of 239

Number of divisors d(n): 2
Complete list of divisors:
1 239
Sum of all divisors σ(n): 240
Sum of proper divisors (its aliquot sum) s(n): 1
239 is a deficient number, because the sum of its proper divisors (1) is less than itself. Its deficiency is 238

Bases of 239

Binary: 11101111₂
Hexadecimal: 0xEF
Base-36: 6N

Squares and roots of 239

239 squared (239²) is 57121
239 cubed (239³) is 13651919
The square root of 239 is 15.4596248337
The cube root of 239 is 6.2058217949

Scales and comparisons

How big is 239?

239 seconds is equal to 3 minutes, 59 seconds.
To count from 1 to 239 would take you about fifty-nine seconds.

This is a very rough estimate, based on a speaking rate of half a second every third order of magnitude. If you speak quickly, you could probably say any randomly-chosen number between one and a thousand in around half a second. Very big numbers obviously take longer to say, so we add half a second for every extra x1000. (We do not count involuntary pauses, bathroom breaks or the necessity of sleep in our calculation!)
A cube with a volume of 239 cubic inches would be around 0.5 feet tall.

Recreational maths with 239

239 backwards is 932
239 is a twin prime! Its twin is 241
The number of decimal digits it has is: 3
The sum of 239's digits is 14
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